Most of the mods to
the interior of the Monster have been related to the sound system. Being
kinda old school, I'm not the sort that is looking to announce my
presence on the road by the boom, boom, rattle, rattle, thump thump
sound that most of the younger guys (and girls) like. I prefer my music
to be what the used to call "audiophile" quality. Not to say that I
don't like a little extra volume sometimes, but not that much. Anyway,
here's some of the mods I did on the inside of the vehicle, and a
preview of some upcoming stuff.

For the last few (like
15) years, Pioneer has been my brand of choice when it comes to sound
system. And the Monster is no different. Shortly after getting the
Monster, I had installed a DEH-2100 head unit that had been in a
previous vehicle. A good piece, but it was old and starting to show signs
of needing replacement. This I changed by getting on Crutchfield's
website (link @ right) and getting a new head unit (Pioneer DEH-P47DH)
and Kicker DS series speakers. The install was pretty much
straightforward, aside from some minor adjustments in the head unit's
dash mounting. The Kickers bolted directly in the stock locations with
no problems. This combo produced one of the better-sounding stereos I've
ever owned. The DEH-P47DH has excellent sound mod capabilities, and the
Kickers... well they kick ass!

About a year ago, I
first subscribed to Sirius Satellite radio and I can say I'm very happy
about it. Excellent programming, and the Starmate R receiver is easily
installed. Pretty much nothing more than stick it to the windshield,
plug it in, tune your FM radio to hear the signal and go! There were
some issues that needed my attention later, such as the addition of a
direct connection from the receiver to the head unit, instead of using
the receiver's built-in transmitter. I did this because I caught some
goofball at a red light furiously manually tuning his radio trying to
find my receiver's signal.

One of the first mods
I did was the install of my Radio Shack HTX-212 2-meter Amateur radio
transceiver. I've had this rig for over 10 years, and it's been rock
solid. You can see it in the Starmate R pic, it's just below the sat
radio.

And finally, a teaser
for my next interior mod. Check the last pic on the left for a clue.